Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna Gurudev.

Por favor acepte mis respetuosas reverencias.

Todas las glorias sean para Srila Prabhupada!

Con respecto a su pregunta: ¿Qué está haciendo Jagannatha Das? Mis respetos.

Primero, muchas gracias por siempre preguntar por Jagannatha Caran. Él ha estado trabajando mucho este año. Uno de sus compañeros se fue a trabajar y vivir a Atlanta, y no han contratado a nadie más. Deben cubrir esas horas.

Ha estado junto a sus hermanos espirituales, organizando la visita de SS Bhakti Sundar Goswami a Santiago para enero 2026. Jagannatha compró ayer el ticket.

HpS - ¿Qué opinas de los grupos de WhatsApp? Muchos dicen que son mejores que Twitter.

Personalmente, twitter era entretenido😊

Para mi era fácil traducir y leer. Para mi es difícil el idioma, pero WhatsApp parece más personal, más cercano.

De todas maneras cualquier propuesta significa mucho para nosotros en términos de Su gran bondad por mantenernos en servicio. Muchas gracias Gurudev.

Participamos de mangal arati y clase de Srimad Bhagavatam para la visita de SS Dhanvantari Swami yen el templo, y de un almuerzo junto a más devotos. Maharaja tuvo que partir antes a Brasil por la muerte de Su madre.

Para Govardhana Puja, participamos del festival en casa de Maha Anandini, y preparamos 30 simplemente maravillosas.

Por último quiero contarle que estuvimos ayudando en una actividad del colegio (curso de Indira), donde teníamos que representar a "India". Cocinamos kachoris y chutney de frutilla, laddus y lassi. El prasadam fue muy apreciado por todos. Se hizo una presentación artística, donde ayudé en varias cosas. Quedamos bastantes cansados, pero ya estamos recuperados 😊. Todo esto fue para Tiro-bhava Mahotsava de Srila Prabhupada, así que por la tarde celebramos en casa de Maha Anandini, junto a más devotos, con abhisek, Guru puja, Damodara, lectura y prasadam (no saqué fotos de esta celebración😔)

Adjunto algunas fotos.

Estas son las noticias por ahora.

Su aspirante a sirviente

Priyasakhi Devi Dasi

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Hare Krishna, Gurudev.

Please accept my respectful obeisances.

All glories be to Srila Prabhupada!

Regarding your question: What is Jagannatha Das doing? My respects.

First, thank you so much for always asking about Jagannatha Caran. He has been working very hard this year. One of his colleagues moved to Atlanta to work and live, and they haven't hired anyone else. They have to cover those hours.

He has been with his spiritual brothers, organizing the visit of His Holiness Bhakti Sundar Goswami to Santiago in January 2026. Jagannatha bought the ticket yesterday.

HpS - What do you think of WhatsApp groups? Many say they are better than Twitter.

Personally, Twitter was entertaining 😊 For me, it was easy to translate and read. The language is difficult for me, but WhatsApp seems more personal, more intimate.

In any case, any suggestion means a great deal to us in terms of His great kindness in keeping us in service. Thank you very much, Gurudev.

We participated in mangal arati and a Srimad Bhagavatam class for His Holiness Dhanvantari Swami's visit to the temple, and had lunch with other devotees. Maharaja had to leave early for Brazil due to the death of his mother.

HpS - Hare Krsna!!

For Govardhana Puja, we participated in the festival at Maha Anandini's house and prepared 30 simply wonderful dishes.

Finally, I want to tell you that we helped with a school activity (Indira's class), where we had to represent "India." We cooked kachoris and strawberry chutney, laddus, and lassi. The prasadam was very much appreciated by everyone. There was an artistic presentation, where I helped with several things. We were quite tired, but we've already recovered 😊. All of this was for Srila Prabhupada's Tiro-bhava Mahotsava, so in the afternoon we celebrated at Maha Anandini's house, along with other devotees, with abhisek, Guru puja, damodara, reading, and prasadam (I didn't take any pictures of this celebration 😔).

I've attached some photos.

That's all the news for now.

Your aspiring servant,

Priyasakhi Devi Dasi

HpS - It's an ocean of news. Think, how many simple devotees like you are me are being used by Srila Prabhupada. Even a smile from a devotee can save so many lives. Gauranga!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to H. H. Hanumat Presaka Swami Guru Maharaj .

Please accept my humble obeisances at Your sweet lotus feet. We miss darshan of those sweet, sweet, lotus feet.

HpS - In our spiritual forms we all have lotus feet (or lotus hooves etc), no?

Hare Krsna, Guru Maharaj,

Thank you for the Japa Joe sessions, they are so enlightening, inspiring and spiritually healing.

Badly sprained the right hand, but fortunate enough to at least chant painfully. Went to Nabadwip in the beginning of Kartik.

HpS - In IN I N credible. Did you see the terror of the Bhattacharys Nimai Pandit and His gang challenging everyone right and left??

On exam duty at Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh, one of the oldest military hospital built by the British in India. After exam duty , we had wonderful, ecstatic kirtan daily . Dibrugarh congregation lead by HG Jadupati Shyam Prabhu is transcendental. In one of the programmes, we were asked to speak on NOI, verse 2 for 10mins. It was indeed Guru Maharaj's mercy that came all the way to my heart. Thank you Guru Maharaj.

HpS - Things and people to avoid!

Back home, we go for house programmes almost daily after our hospital duty. We cover around 4 or 5 houses, kirtan, deepdaan and prasadam. It is a very , very sweet experience....and funny enough, Sri Damodara plays a lot of leela with us...we find His leela soooo sweet.

HpS - Vasanta gi purnima. ooo ooo ooo ... ! Now is Kartika Purnima!!

We try our best to be of some service to our senior devotees. HG Devarshi Prabhu has been kind enough in encouraging me to take up TTC , starting on 15th Nov. We got ourself registered online. Prabhu is also teaching IDC to the congregation members, around 20 of us. Thank you Guru Maharaj for all Your mercy.

Matajis are practicing Vasant raas heart and soul...for Guru Maharaj's offering . Kindly give us Your blessings to serve Guru and Gauranga. We also keep Peru in our heart whenever we think of Vasant raas and Guru Maharaj.

HpS - Be so nice if there can be academic, accredited, regular cultural exchange between Manipur and Peru.

We are reading SB canto 2 in the morning. We continue our evening classes SB canto 4. and followed by Srila Prabhupada Lilamrta .

HpS - Which Chapters, pastimes??

We eagerly wait with our prayers ,for Guru Maharaj's arrival in India....

Sharing some pics ....

Your insignificant servant,

Sarad Gaurangi D D

HpS - Only the very fortunate take birth in Manipur.

We hope we see H. H. B. S. Damodara soon.

PAMHO AGTSP! All glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga!

HK Maharaj! How are you!! I’m so glad to hear that you are well, well hope to see you whenever you come to South America. Do you have any specific dates?

thank you for the verses you always send me, they are of very good help!!

Well here I’m in Buenos Aires, here in Argentina we kinda kidding say that Krishna is everywhere but he has his headquarters in Buenos Aires hahahahahahha because well it’s the financial and political capital city.

I’ve never been so thankful for living here, I have plenty of friends and sportive activities to do, temple, and well over all you breath a sense of friendliness.

You know I’ve been journaling for quite a while, what I do write is my praise to Krishna, I just talk to him, worship him by words, express my own feelings, and many times I feel much more thrilled in that devotional activity, more than with the japa, so that’s why I was asking about spontaneous prayers while chanting japa, sometimes I feel inclined to pray in the “Christian” way whilst chanting the holy name.

Please give us your blessings Maharaj so we can become pure devotees in this very lifetime.

please accepts my obeisances, hope you are always well.

HK!

Federico

HpS - Jaya!!!! Thank you. Watch for the exact dates of the Tour here in the Calendar section of this Blog.

Should be 24 February to 24th March. First weeks in Santiago and last week in Lima.

Radha Madana-bihari Ki Jai!

I hope you reread and even edit your Journals.

The world needs lot so Krsna conscious literature.

Hare Krishna, Maharaja

PAMHO - AGTSP

My therapist lowered the dosage of my medication. Thanks to this, I'm getting up earlier without any problems. Before, I had a hard time, even if I went to bed early. It's possible they'll discontinue that medication.

Focusing on preparing for marriage has helped me a lot mentally. It's my nature to have a partner, and I will do everything possible to fulfill my role well within the marriage.

I don't know if it's because of this change in mindset, the withdrawal of medication, or some other reason, but I'm experiencing such a deep connection with Radha and Krishna, especially during the rounds, but also at other times. I feel like I'm entering the spiritual world, I feel peace, joy, and clarity. It's a deep meditation, living in the present, perceiving God in everything.

Of course, these are moments.

I feel like I've become more intelligent, tolerant, and patient.

It's like being aware that I am the soul, and in that way I can identify the mind, the intelligence, my false ego, and I can easily transcend things that were previously intolerable to me.

Maybe I'm crazy, haha, but if this is real, I owe it to my spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada, Radha, and Krishna.

Thank you, Maharaja.

HpS/ASA - Thank you for this news. AgtSP. We have similar experiences and are also not sure if we are advancing spiritually or suffering from the advance of senile dementia! 🙂

I guess there are at least five other people agreeing with this situation.

Of course: https://vedabase.io/en/library/cc/adi/7/102/#bb1084245

If our so called "spiritual advancement" dictates that we break the four principles or not chant 16-enthusiastic rounds/day and don't keep proper company as described in NoI, especially 4-6 and again 9 then we know it is madness.

How Kardama Muni met Devahuti is nice, chapter in Third Canto, no?

Jaya Srila Pravupadaki Jay,

Jaya Guru Maharajki Jay,

Gurudev🙏,

Please accept my humble obeisances un to your lotus feet.

HpS/ASA - The same to you!!

We are extremely happy to learn that you are coming to India in the month of January, next year. We will try to have your kind darshan either at Imphal, Manipur or at Mayapurdham.

ASA - We expect the itinerary this week!

My home is at Hailakandi district of Assam state, INDIA.It is about 300km from Iskcon temple, Manipur, 1250 km from Mayapur and 100km from Chandam leikai. Here in our locality we have total of 6 disciples of Gurudev, 10 disciples of Sripad Maharaj and 4 disciples of Byas Tirtha Maharaj. By the mercy of Lord Gauranga and Gurudev we are trying to practice Bhakti.

We pray Lord Gauranga for the sound health of Gurudev.

Hare Krishna

Your servant

Chaitanya Dham Das

Dt.- 25-10-2025

HpS - What kind of work are you doing? How do you maintain yourself?

PAMHO AGTSP!! A all glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga!!

how are you Maharaj?? How’s your health doing?? Are you still in the US?? How is your audition??

hps/asa

~ our health is great, for a 77-year old u. c. berkeley hippy body, directed by srila prabhupada since 1974.

~ as stated in the Calendar... 😕 we are bay, bay, baysed in iskcon houston until 17 december!!!

~ h[ear] ing. is same as above!

Thank you.

Here I was remembering you these days :) it’s been a while since I don’t write you.

Well thanks to you and Krishna things started to work better.

I was dismissed from the position I had in my parents company, so I started working freelance with the digital marketing. Now I have 1 client and running some ads to gain as much as I can handle :)

Things are going better with my friends, been going out with one girl friend of the group, Fernanda, she’s a really fine lady, an educational psychologist, really considerate, sports woman, polite, educated, well behaved, and very loving above all, we did some rollers skating and went for dinner some times. She’s been of great help with dealing with my child’s trial, and I’m supporting her with the breaking up of her last relationship.

We get along really well.

I’ve praying to Krishna a bit harder and seeing instant results, I can’t believe how well works to outpour my own feelings to Krishna.

I’m still studying Portuguese and practicing sometimes with Fernanda.

I kept attending to some roller skating groups and most of the days I go there I return home so happy that I need less hours of sleep.

I’m still listening to a lot of Christian music. It’s the only music I listen to.

And I play and sing some tunes with the guitar.

I wish I could meet you some time.

If I ever raise the funds enough to travel to the US I will for sure go to your classes and cook you some berfis [burfi].

HpS/ASA - Where are you Camped??? We should be in Europe and South America the beginning of next year.

Been cooking for my friends a lot of Prasadam!!

It feels so good to give it away!

Maharaj I would like to please ask you a short question, what does involve the process of Vandanam in practice? And how do you find offering spontaneous prayers while chanting Japa?

HpS - Is this a good resource: https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/7/5/23-24/#bb45392

Personally our Japa is rather mechanical for the first 16-rounds. Yet, we begin to have some moments of intensity and feeling. Also, the intensity and focus is improving a lot. So we can start to try to chant with feeling more clearly.

We are really trying to just chant with intensity and melt our heart.

Then we see that our real sentimental nature will arise and the details, and kinds of prayers eg. if we are a blade of grass in Braja, maybe we will be chanting for a little more rain or a certain kind of sunshine, will naturally arise.

Well send you my best feelings!!

Hope you are always well!

Federico

HpS - Where are you?